International property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has been appointed by The Armitt Group to provide an inter-disciplinary service in connection with the construction of a new multi-modal terminal facility over an existing rail line at Thamesport in Kent.

A new body of knowledge on PPPs, commissioned by the World Bank Group and its partners and to which Anthony Coumidis, Director at McBains Cooper, contributed is now available to download online from the APMG International website.

Leif Martinez, Project Architect at McBains Cooper, was recently invited to participate in the 800th Lord Mayor’s Show through his involvement with the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects (WCCA).

International property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has been appointed to provide an inter-disciplinary service to the design of a new divisional police headquarters for Lancashire Constabulary.

McBains Cooper has been jointly appointed by Almacantar and Cain Hoy Enterprises to project monitor the construction of the two new commercial buildings within the much publicised Shell Centre redevelopment on London’s Southbank.

A SEGRO project, cost managed by inter-disciplinary property and construction consultants McBains Cooper, has been highly commended in the sustainability category of the London and the South East Constructing Excellence Awards 2015.

McBains Cooper, the interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy, has been appointed by CIMB Bank to provide project monitoring and technical advisory services to Phase II and Phase III of the £8 billion Battersea Power Station redevelopment project.

Inter-disciplinary property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has secured planning permission for the first phase of development within Area 11 of the Milton Keynes Western Expansion Area (WEA) on behalf of Barratt and David Wilson Homes.

Leading inter-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, McBains Cooper has completed a Guide to Urban Transformation, on behalf of the World Bank, to assist the Government of Turkey in effectively managing the regeneration of high risk areas facing natural disaster risks.

McBains Cooper is delighted to announce the promotion of some of its most talented and dedicated staff. Richard Davies has been promoted to Director, whilst Chris Moore, Conor O’Brien and Colin Rae have all been promoted to Associate Director

Last week was a busy week for leading inter-disciplinary property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper, with a series of events linked to the Mexican President’s state visit and the hosting of a business delegation from Colombia.

Leading interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy, McBains Cooper has been shortlisted for a P3 Award 2014 in the category 'Best Technical Advisor', underpinning the firm's contribution to public-private partnership initiatives across Latin America.

Colombia's National Planning Department (NPD) has employed interdisciplinary property and construction consultants, McBains Cooper as part of a British-Colombian team named Union Temporal McBains-Doran & Osorio to conduct feasibility studies on a new social housing programme.

Interdisciplinary construction and property consultancy, McBains Cooper, has agreed a contract with the University Partnerships Programme to act as employer’s agent on a £140.7 million development deal at the University of London.

“Throughout MIPIM there has been a real sense of positivity about resurgent European commercial real estates markets such as Ireland, Spain and Greece. This is good news because the return of investor confidence is fundamental to progressing vital infrastructure projects in those regions. McBains Cooper is one of a number of UK property and construction specialists that offers advice and shares technical and financial know-how with investors, developers and local governments in recovery markets.

The 4-year agreement will see the UK consultancy provide master planning, architecture and engineering, and project management and monitoring services to the Bank, as well as advice on economics and development strategies.

In Building Design just before Christmas, there was a call for a ‘Jamie Oliver’ of the architectural profession to make it more ‘main stream’/ popular and to dispel some of the misconceptions of the architectural profession – bring architecture to the masses. The suggestion made by Max Farrell, son of Terry Farrell who is currently working on the Farrell Review.

Sir, I agree with deputy mayor Richard Blakeway’s view that new types of housing will come to market in the years to come, including the expansion of intermediate stock and rented accommodation, which will help to retain residents of all income ranges in the capital (Tale of two Londons, 15.11.13, right).

Working in close partnership with the Colombian government for the creation of a contractual PPP framework, interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper is not only demonstrating PPP in action but is co-shaping Colombia’s process of restructuring its public services and infrastructure provision.

The Matrix building at 9 Aldgate - the brainchild of architects at McBains Cooper - is the last building to receive redevelopment planning permission from The City of London Corporation. The complex drop-down and rebuild, with three additional storeys yet a slimmer body, will see the realisation of an architecturally sensitive and technically complex new twelve storey hotel building.

Colombia’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has a challenge when it comes to public spending – to gain the support of each ministry, region or city within Colombia’s government. It recently called on McBains Cooper to impart expertise on the benefits of using PPPs as a procurement method for the development of social infrastructure.

Care Standards are changing and with these the delivery of care and facilities to do so effectively must change too. Kevin Whitehead considers what is needed to move the sector’s buildings forward to care for those with dementia.

UK construction and property consultant McBains Cooper has opened its first office in Colombia. Already established as a leading public-private partnership consultant in Mexico, the company is targeting the burgeoning Colombian PPP market as a key driver of growth for its Latin American business.

The National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) and the Ministry of Transportation have launched the pre-qualification process for three more concessions in connection with road renovations in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Cauca, Putumayo and Huila, with a combined investment estimated at Ps4.44bn, the agency said last week.

Colombia needs UK expertise as much as UK firms need the business opportunities that Colombia has to offer. Recognising Colombia’s potential, interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper has expanded its Latin American footprint and opened an office in the Colombian capital, Bogotá. The firm aims to replicate its success in Mexico and position itself at the forefront of public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the Colombian market.

With the opening of a new office in Maidenhead, leading property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper is creating another interdisciplinary hub in the southeast. The Maidenhead office will provide project management, quantity surveying, design and building services to clients in the Thames Valley region.

McBains Cooper is very pleased to announce that our Senior Civil Engineer Arnoldo Jaime Orozco and Senior Architect Joel Tatton-Bennett of McBains Cooper Mexico have now qualified as members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) becoming two of just eleven RICS chartered surveyors in Mexico.

In a quest to raise £50,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, McBains Cooper’s CEO Michael Thirkettle will be cycling, swimming and running in a series of sporting events between July and September 2013.

McBains Cooper, has been awarded ‘Best Technical Advisor’ on two continents at the World Finance Awards. The winning Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects cover Latin America for the Mexican Ministry of Security and Europe for the first schools project in Attica, Greece.

Securing finance is crucial to the success of a new development. Julian Symons, Director at property and construction consultancy McBains Cooper recently spoke at the Loan Managers’ Association Conference. He believes quality of building asset, combined with the technical team’s proven track record, are two of the key elements required to ensure a development project becomes a fundable proposition.

Mark Leeson, Director at interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy, McBains Cooper, argues that when it comes to the RIBA’s campaign for Space and Light, size is not the only consideration.

McBains Cooper, the leading interdisciplinary property and construction consultancy, is providing instrumental advice and technical support in the creation of vital new infrastructure in war-torn Afghanistan.